Scroll down to see how to do this in Symphony 1.5
In Symphony 2.0:
Start typing your message in the text box at the bottom of the chat window. Highlight typed text to add bold, italics and bullets (figure 1):
Figure 1 Format text by highlighting it
You can also expand your writing area by clicking T on the left side of your chat entry to view formatting tools in the upper right of your text box (figure 2):
Figure 2 Expand your text box to add formatting
In Symphony 1.5:
Start typing your message in the text box at the bottom of the chat window. Highlight typed text to add bold, italics and bullets (Figure 1):
Figure 1 Format Text
Note: You can also expand your writing area by clicking ^ in the left side of your chat to add formatting before you type